Installing vCenter Server on Windows 2008 Server R2

[AnthonyCCU]

Hello all,

I have the bits for vCenter 2.5 Update 5 and I was attempting to install it on a new Windows 2008 Server R2 machine. When I select the option of Server it comes back that the ports 80 and 443 are in use (which they are), and then advises to use the custom option. I select custom and it advises that Server cannot be installed and only the client is available to install. Am I missing something here, and that vCenter Server will not install onto R2?

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Anthony

[admin · Accepted solution]

Hi Anthony,

vCenter 2.5 U5 can't be installed on Windows 2008 Server R2.

Please check out page no. 15 of http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_compatibility_matrix.pdf

Thanks.

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[AnthonyCCU]

Bummer I was afraid of that...I guess I will have to wait for U6 or vCenter 3?

Thanks for the info!

A.

[jbruelasdgo]

or other option, upgrade to vCenter 4 which can be installed on Windows 2008

Jose B Ruelas

[Viklund]

But can you install vCenter on Windows 2008 R2?

I have problem running vSphere client on a Windows 7 client, and what I remember Windows 2008 R2 is based on the same platform as Win 7.

[krowczynski]

Sure you can install vcenter on w2k8, but I don't have experiance with vsphere client on win7.

[Viklund]

I know you can install it on Windows 2008.

But the question was can you install it on Windows 2008 R2.

[krowczynski]

Well W2k8 is not supported. I think you have to wait until 22th October osr so!

[krowczynski]

Sorry I meant W2k8 R2!!

[Viklund]

Okey, perfect,

thanks for the update krowczynski.